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The Conquered Dream

1971 51 min
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A documentary history of the exciting, sometimes ill-fated exploration of Canada's Arctic, produced jointly by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada. The film shows the challenge and the rewards of the far north and, from rare film footage, some of the exploits of the first and last men to run the gauntlet of the cold: Byrd's flight; Stefansson's sled journey; Captain Bernier's explorations; and finally, the voyage of the U.S.S. Manhattan.

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A documentary history of the exciting, sometimes ill-fated exploration of Canada's Arctic, produced jointly by the British Broadcasting Corporation and the National Film Board of Canada. The film shows the challenge and the rewards of the far north and, from rare film footage, some of the exploits of the first and last men to run the gauntlet of the cold: Byrd's flight; Stefansson's sled journey; Captain Bernier's explorations; and finally, the voyage of the U.S.S. Manhattan.

  • producer
    Richard Robinson
    Michael McKennirey
  • editing
    Richard Robinson
    Michael McKennirey
  • executive producer
    Brian Branston
    George Pearson
  • script
    Stanley Jackson
  • narrator
    Stanley Jackson
  • sound editing
    David Green
    Ken Page
    Victor Merrill
  • music editing
    Karl Duplessis
    Norman Bigras
  • re-recording
    George Croll

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